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Illinois Wesleyan Softball Individual Honors


MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

1977    Diane Fornoff
1978    LuAnn Opperman
1979    LuAnn Opperman
1980    Jean Worland
1981    J. Lloyd, L. Schmidt
1982    L. Schmidt, S. Sijerson
1983    Jill Misener
1984    Gwen Meyer
1985    Deb Thorman     
1986    Beth Mulberry
1987    Michelle Blair
1988    Carolyn Albert
1989    Kelly Kramer
1990    Carolyn Albert
1991    Missy McEndree
1992    Gwynne Roberts
1993    Donna Panatera, Sue Lammel
1994    Jenny Miller
1995    Linda Borchew
1996    Linda Borchew, Jenny Siron
1997    Kristin Stankus, Amy Pollitz
1998    Jackie Kloiber
1999    Sara Kummer, Jenny Hayes
2000    Stephanie Stephen
2001    Sara Powers
2002    Colleen Schuster
2003    Brynn Hasse, Kelly Murray
2004    Brynn Hasse
2005    Molly Coers
2006    Katie Frawley
2007    Molly Coers
2008    Christy Engel
2009    Christy Engel
2010    Christy Engel
2011    Kris Lee
2012    Molly McCready
2013    Emma Clark
2014    Sara Rogers, Molly McCready
2015    Hannah Bowen, Chloe Montgomery
2016    Jenna Noland, Sam Gudat
2017    Katie Caulfield, Jillian Runyon
2018    Sam Berghoff
2019    Ally Wiegand
2020    Not awarded due to COVID-19
2021    Colleen Palczynski
2022    Hayley Earl
2023    Madison Moore
2024    Gianna Certa
2025    Jen Kuhn
2026    Gianna Certa


MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

1977    Kathy Payne
1978    Dona Milkinovich
1979    Marci Anleitner
1980    Kay Rasche
1981    Patty Barney
1982    Gwen Meyer
1983    Pam Wortman
1984    Maryvel Bartlett
1985    Dawn Carlson
1986    Deb Stranger
1987    Kelly Kramer
1988    Sue Bierdz
1989    Kim Hefner
1990    Theresa White
1991    Jennifer Jancik
1992    Amy Dzuris
1993    Lori Brown
1994    Robin Reed, Jenny Siron
1995    Keri Miles
1996    Amy Pollitz
1997    Erin Morley
1998    Jenny Hayes
1999    Beth Keller
2000    Sarah Englehardt
2001    Kelly Murray
2002    Ashley Patten
2003    Nicole Reed
2004    Molly Coers
2005    Lauren Hyland
2006    Katie Dobry
2007    Valerie Hackett
2008    Natalie Chase
2009    Kris Lee
2010    Jaci Forsythe
2011    Erin Sweeney
2012    Amanda Fazzari
2013    Chloe Montgomery
2014    Cassidy Tarpey
2015    Katie Caulfield
2016    Maggie Graham
2017    Sydney Alery
2018    Kara Bischoff
2019    Mia Massaro
2020    Not awarded due to COVID-19
2021    Isabelle Piwowarczyk
2022    Kennady Estes
2023    Casey Wissmiller
2024    Parker Cash
2025    Riley McDoniel
2026    Julia Wilkens

"GWEN MEYER" AWARD

Given to the player who gives 100 percent, shows support of the team and is self-motivated. The award was established in 1986 to honor the memory of Meyer, IWU's most valuable softball player in 1984, who died of cancer.

1986    Genda Potter
1987    Dawn Carlson
1988    Deb Stanger
1989    Erin Adcock
1990    Donna Panatera
1991    Mary Larson
1992    Donna Panatera
1993    Mary Larson
1994    Denise DeWulf
1995    Robin Reed
1996    Laura Warren
1997    Julie Wentworth
1998    Chez Rumpf
1999    Tonya Poindexter
2000    Julie Smith
2001    Beck Stenning
2002    Ellen Furr
2003    Kristin Scott
2004    Jenny Freeman
2005    Ashley Patten, Jenny Hjelnberg
2006    Ashley Deck
2007    Kelly Flahaven, Monica Urban
2008    Kelli Flahaven
2009    Kelli Flahaven
2010    Kelli Flahaven
2011    Kellye Kohn
2012    Mackenzie Astling
2013    Cassidy Tarpey
2014    Cassidy Tarpey
2015    Delaney Olinger
2016    Cassidy Tarpey
2017    Courtney Barrett
2018    Amanda Rogers
2019    Kaylee Bowers
2020    Kaylee Bowers
2021    Kaylee Bowers
2022    Kaylee Bowers
2023    Isabelle Piwowarczyk
2024    Isabelle Piwowarczyk
2025    Ava Khoury
2026    Caroline Gatchell